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    <periodOfReport>2011-01-14</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>Celsion CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CLSN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001497872</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Hooper Robert W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CELSION CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>10220-L OLD COLUMBIA ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>COLUMBIA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>21046</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2.4</value>
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                <value>2011-01-14</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>12</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>1197.795</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2011-01-14</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2013-01-14</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Celsion Corporation Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>5000</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Warrants to Purchase Common Stock</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>3.25</value>
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                <value>2011-01-14</value>
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                    <value>0</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2016-07-14</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Celsion Corporation Common Stock</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents the date which the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC approved the participation of insiders in the public offering in which the securities were purchased by the reporting person and the date on which the reporting person became irrevocably committed to purchase the securities covered by this report.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The securities were purchased in a public offering pursuant to Celsion Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-158402) that was declared effective on April 17, 2009 (the &quot;Registration Statement&quot;) on the terms and conditions set forth in the prospectus supplements to the Registration Statement dated January 12, 2011 and January 13, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents the conversion price per share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents the exercise price of the warrants per whole share of common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Each unit of a warrant to purchase 416.6666 shares of common stock was purchased for $0.125 per unit, which represents the value allocated to the unit in accordance with the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Represents the at-the-market purchase price per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock allocated to each such share in accordance with the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Timothy J Tumminello, Controller and CAO</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-01-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
